Gym proprietors have a duty of care to ensure their customers’ health and safety. However, there is no legal requirement for them to guarantee a minimum standard of cleaning or to provide specific hygiene solutions on their premises.
Some leisure centres offer hand sanitisers for use by their guests along with a blue roll and sanitising spray for wiping down the equipment. However, many gym-goers neglect to use these products either due to a shortage of time or an impatience to take their turn on the apparatus. Customers who do make use of them often complain that the supplies are inadequate, and that they frequently run out.
It is therefore important that all regular gym-goers are reminded to make full use of the sanitising equipment and to alert a member of staff when the supply has been used up.
Centrefeed rolls tend to be used up quickly because people typically pull out more than they need from the roll. Here a solution such as the Tork Reflex Single Sheet Centrefeed dispenser works well. This gives out only one sheet of paper at a time, which prevents the paper from running out too quickly. Tork Reflex has become increasingly popular in gyms and can be provided in either a portable or wall- mounted format.
Bringing one’s own towel to the gym can help to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. A towel with a pattern on one side is an excellent choice because the gym-goer can then use one side for wiping their body and the other to place on the exercise equipment before using it. This way they will avoid any unnecessary contact between themselves and the apparatus.
It is hard to avoid some degree of hand contact with equipment, door handles, light switches and lockers. For this reason, gym-goers should avoid touching their nose, mouth or eyes during their workout. Plus, as soon as they have finished, they should thoroughly wash and dry their hands.
Long-lasting liquid or foam soap systems in the gym washrooms will prevent supplies from running out, while disposable hand towels will provide a quick and convenient solution for drying the hands. A paper towel will also physically remove any bacteria from the hands that may have been left behind after washing.
Tork Foam Soaps work well in a busy gym because each cartridge caters for up to 1,650 visitors, which helps to prevent runouts. The Tork PeakServe Continuous Hand Towel Dispenser is another long-lasting system, catering for more than 1,000 guests between refills. The unit also gives out only one towel at a time, meaning each washroom visitor only touches the towel they use.
Hand hygiene standards will quickly dip if the soap and paper products have been allowed to run out, and digital technology can help here. Tork Vision Cleaning allows the cleaner to remotely check on which dispensers are running low via ‘connected’ dispensers. This allows them to top up the units at any time, avoiding run-outs.
A supply of Tork Alcohol Hand Sanitiser will complement the hand washing and drying products. This comes in both gel and foam formats and is effective against a wide range of bacteria, viruses, fungi and moulds.
Today’s increased interest in working out is highly positive, particularly in an age when obesity is an ongoing concern. While there is obvious potential for cross-contamination in the gym, this should not deter anyone from keeping fit. A few simple adjustments to the gym-goer’s routine – along with a greater emphasis on hand hygiene by the facility – will allow people to work out safely and avoid picking up a bug as they exercise.
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